A group of Trinity researchers has developed a social media monitoring system specifically designed to help save lives. The system uses data collected from various social media platforms to support emergency response teams. The Slándáil Emergency Management System is the result of the three-year-long “Project Slándáil”, which was a security system that analised language and images. Led by a group of researchers from Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, the project is sponsored by the EU’s Framework Programme 7, under its Security Research strand. The system takes information provided on social media platforms such Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Flickr in the form of text, … Continue reading Trinity-led Research Develops New System to Saves Lives Through Social Media